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booneSS13 · 06-07-2016, 01:40 PM

Put some in because I couldn't find a 93 octane gas station and I almost ran out of gas. I had to limp it to the nearest 93 octane gas station. Anyways I checked my plugs less than 100mi later and this is how they looked

Taco Time · 06-07-2016, 02:12 PM

Thanks, Ashy Larry.

ChibiBlackSheep · 06-07-2016, 02:32 PM

Octane booster barely adds octane rating to fuel.

Do you not have a low octane spark table?

booneSS13 · 06-07-2016, 03:00 PM

I'm not sure it. It was remote tuned I'm not sure if it has one or not

booneSS13 · 06-07-2016, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco Time

Thanks, Ashy Larry.

lol!

Unreal · 06-07-2016, 03:32 PM

Depends on the octane boost. Torco works wonders and can easily raise 91 or 93 octane to 100 octane.

Avenging Orange · 06-07-2016, 03:37 PM

C'mon guys....you can run a lower octane and your car will not explode. You computer will adjust. Not sure where this notion you can only use one fuel octane came from.

Badfinger · 06-07-2016, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Avenging Orange

C'mon guys....you can run a lower octane and your car will not explode. You computer will adjust. Not sure where this notion you can only use one fuel octane came from.

Didn't he say his car was tuned?

Black_SS10 · 06-07-2016, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Unreal

Depends on the octane boost. Torco works wonders and can easily raise 91 or 93 octane to 100 octane.

Yup! I used Torco like a madman in Fairbanks AK. The highest octane they had was 91, it was straight gas though.

OP which octane booster did you use? I replaced my plugs when I did my headers. After almost a year of using Torco my plugs didn't look anything like those. They had signs of normal wear and tear for plugs at 16K.

booneSS13 · 06-07-2016, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_SS10

Yup! I used Torco like a madman in Fairbanks AK. The highest octane they had was 91, it was straight gas though.

OP which octane booster did you use? I replaced my plugs when I did my headers. After almost a year of using Torco my plugs didn't look anything like those. They had signs of normal wear and tear for plugs at 16K.

I need to have some of that Torco octane boost on hand then. I don't like to take chances and you never know when you'll be in a pinch especially driving cross country.

I used the Lucas oil X3 108 octane booster. It was the best stuff I could find in autozone at the time.

Black_SS10 · 06-07-2016, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by booneSS13

I need to have some of that Torco octane boost on hand then. I don't like to take chances and you never know when you'll be in a pinch especially driving cross country.

I used the Lucas oil X3 108 octane booster. It was the best stuff I could find in autozone at the time.

I've worked at several autoparts stores and have steered people away from octane boosters sold there. If you do some google research you will find Torco works and there are some other things you can buy at a store like Home Depot. Torco is also sold on Amazon.

LSX Camaro · 06-08-2016, 12:39 AM

Race Gas

www.race-gas.com

Black_SS10 · 06-08-2016, 01:16 AM

OP, now I remember...most octane boosters contain MMT. This is what caused the orange residue on your plugs. It can clog 02 sensors can cats as well. It was used in leaded gasoline and now is used to raise the octane rating in UNleaded gasoline. While I used Torco, and yes it has MMT, I never had this residue. This could be due to the mixture or amount that is used to create said octane booster. The Race gas octane booster that LSX Camaro speaks of also contains MMT.

Unreal · 06-08-2016, 08:11 AM

Any of the autoparts store ones are junk.

Torco, VP octanium, and a few others are the only ones that actually do anything.

06-07-2016, 01:40 PM	#1
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Unreal Drives: 2006 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 5,712	Depends on the octane boost. Torco works wonders and can easily raise 91 or 93 octane to 100 octane. __________________ Nick Corvette Z06 -1200ish rwhp

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Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	C'mon guys....you can run a lower octane and your car will not explode. You computer will adjust. Not sure where this notion you can only use one fuel octane came from. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

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06-08-2016, 01:16 AM	#13
Black_SS10 SomeguyK Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: FL Posts: 1,947	OP, now I remember...most octane boosters contain MMT. This is what caused the orange residue on your plugs. It can clog 02 sensors can cats as well. It was used in leaded gasoline and now is used to raise the octane rating in UNleaded gasoline. While I used Torco, and yes it has MMT, I never had this residue. This could be due to the mixture or amount that is used to create said octane booster. The Race gas octane booster that LSX Camaro speaks of also contains MMT. __________________ TMS 427, Dart iron Block, Forged assembly, Frankenstien heads, AGP TT 62/62 BB turbo's, AGP/Fore triple fuel system, Tilton clutch, Holley 1 7/8 shorties, Technostalgia tail lights,Oracle, Aeroforce, MGW shifter,Flowmaster, Pegasus subframe bushings,BMR trailing & toe arms,Z28 UCA bushings,Zl1 rear sway bar,Prothane,BMR,Goodridge brake lines,Ridetech HQ coilovers,3.91,Trutrac,billet caps,DSS axles,HE offest,built TR6060,1LE diffuser,Havoc spoiler,SSclones,20in MRR 017, Pirelli P Zero, Nitto NT555RII More to come.

06-08-2016, 08:11 AM	#14
Unreal Drives: 2006 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 5,712	Any of the autoparts store ones are junk. Torco, VP octanium, and a few others are the only ones that actually do anything. __________________ Nick Corvette Z06 -1200ish rwhp